Arena or/and TP?

[SugerBerries]

i used to post a lot on Arena but i'm on here more.
i see the arena has a new layout when you sign in.

[Tancho]

I am on both. I found the TP first, but I went to arena (this sounds shameful) because I see more sales threads that interest me. However, I find the close-knit feel of this forum absolutely lovely. I think i've only cross-post some pictures from one to the other a couple of times, only because there seems to be less people I know on here over there!

[PonyMommy]

I started here, and my post count is more than 3x higher here. I just recently started going to the arena more frequently as I have become more active in buying ponies, and two sources of people selling ponies is always a good thing!

[lev_21n01]

I prefer the TP, I've never joined the arena but occasionally I'll check it out for pictures or price checks and I get overwhelmed by the signatures. But that's just me.

[Eighties_Otaku]

I was part of the old TP and re-joined in 2005. I have never tried the arena. I like it here

[Skycakes]

I am mainly on the arena. Not that I dont mind the tp. I do like both and I do use both. I just find myself posting more on there than here.

[SoldierofTwilight]

Much like the others, when I started getting back into the pony collecting, the TP was the first thing I found and was quickly accepted. I did join the Arena as sometimes if I need a quickanswer, I'll usually get one. But it's hit or miss. I love the community here, and also have no qualms at the Arena. A lot of people see it as a big competition between the two communities, but I don't understand that bit. We all love ponies. No?

[Locket]

When I first got into Ponies again, I went hunting for a message board to run into more pony people. I looked at both boards and decided to join the Trading Post. I was intimidated by the bigger Arena so I started here.


I was exclusively a TP member for over a year. I enjoyed how quiet and low key everything was. The layout of this board is really nice, it's easy to find everything and use all the features. Everyone here is very friendly and lovely to talk to.


I decided to join the Arena as well a few months later. I won't lie, it was totally to gain access to some pony sales I had my eye on, but I tried to be active in the rest of the board as well. I'm currently involved in my first swap on the Arena. Not that I was trying to avoid them on the TP, but it just so happened that I found a swap on the Arena that really sparked my interest.


I enjoy both boards for different reasons. The Arena has an excited energy. Everything is constantly moving, there are tons of people posting everywhere. They get most of the new pony fans from FIM it seems. So we have lots of young girls excited about ponies for the first time and having a great time of it.


At the same time, the Trading Post seems to have a better sense of community for me. I keep seeing the same people and get a sense of who some of them are and which ponies are their favorites. It also seems we are mostly the G1 crowd here. On the Arena it's very rare when I join in on a thread with people I've seen before. There's just too many running around. I also enjoy the layout of the Trading Post better. My absolute favorite thing the TP does is stay on the same thread you were looking at when you log in. Any time you log in at the Arena, it takes you to the main page and you have to find the thread you were reading again. So annoying!


So I think each board has their strengths and weaknesses. But each also offers some of the same things: people who love ponies and want to enjoy them with others who love the same. I send lots of pony love to each board. They are both great communities to be a part of.

[DialgaBritesMom]

Originally Posted by josiekat

I post on both forums, but I definitely consider the TP to be my online pony home.

Ditto that. (I'm MoonStars over there, though.) I like the less frenetic pace over here, too. Seems like a thread moves from page one to page eighty-seven in an hour at the arena lol